Correct usage of Rakuten Mobile for international people!

"The right way to use Rakuten Mobile for international people!" 』

https://go2senkyo.com/seijika/22385/posts/207511

(1) Rakuten Mobile's base station, which started operating on April 8, 2020, announced by this telecommunications company on January 29, 2021, that if you use up to 1 GB of data communication each month, the monthly data for that month will be Rakuten UN-LIMIT VI, a billing plan that reduces communication charges to 0 yen, seems to be attracting attention. , Rakuten Mobile is not introduced at all for some reason, so I will introduce it.

②　Rakuten Mobile has an option called "All-you-can-eat international calls" for 980 yen per month.

The "Unlimited International Calls" plan seems to be 980 yen per month for unlimited calling time when making international calls from Japan to the following 66 countries.

③ It has been announced that the target call destinations of Rakuten Mobile's "Unlimited International Calls" are as follows.

https://network.mobile.rakuten.co.jp/guide/international-unlimited-talk/

[North American region (country/region/country code): USA (mainland) 1, Alaska 1, Saipan 1, Canada 1, Guam 1, Hawaii 1]

[Asia region (country/region/country number): India 91, Indonesia 62, South Korea 82, Cambodia 855, Singapore 65, Thailand 66, Taiwan 886, China 86, East Timor 670, Philippines 63, Vietnam 84, Hong Kong 852, Macau 853, Malaysia 60, Myanmar 95]

[European region (country/region/country code): Iceland 354, Ireland 353, Andorra 376, United Kingdom 44, Italy 39, Estonia 372, Austria 43, Netherlands 31, Cyprus 357, Greece 30, Croatia 385, San Marino 378, Gibraltar 350, Switzerland 41, Sweden 46, Spain 34, Slovakia 421, Slovenia 386, Czech Republic 420, Denmark 45, Germany 49, Turkey 90, Norway 47, Vatican 379, Hungary 36, Finland 358, France 33, Bulgaria 359, Belgium 32, Poland 48, Portugal 351, Malta 356, Monaco 377, Latvia 371, Lithuania 370, Liechtenstein 423, Romania 40, Luxembourg 352, Russia 7]

[Oceania region (country/region/country code): Australia 61, New Zealand 64]

[Central and South America (country/region/country code): Guadeloupe 590, Puerto Rico 1, French Guiana 594, French Saint Martin 590, Brazil 55, US Virgin Islands 1, Peru 51, Martinique 596, Mexico 52】

[Africa region (country/region/country code): Mayotte 262, South Africa 27, Morocco 212, Réunion 262]

④ Notes on Rakuten Mobile "Unlimited International Calls"

㋐　Billing for unlimited international calls will start from the month in which the contract date belongs.

㋑　If you sign up for unlimited international calls in the middle of the month, the charges for international calls used before the contract date will not be covered by the unlimited international calls and will be billed as per usage.

㋒　If you cancel the unlimited international calls, the service will be canceled on the date of the cancellation procedure, and subsequent international calls will be billed as per usage.

㋓　All-you-can-eat international calls are not included in the daily rate.

㋔　Due to the communication conditions of the other country's telephone company, such as when connecting to the guidance of the other country's telephone company or when a ringing tone sounds (even if the toll-free number is announced as free) may occur.

㋕　Even if you set the caller ID to be hidden, the correct number may not be displayed such as "call unavailable" or "not notified".

㋖　Depending on the country/region of the other party, it may not be possible to connect due to the facilities of the local operator.

㋗　Various rate discount services are not applicable.

㋘　Call charges will be billed together with monthly usage charges.

㋙　Overseas roaming (data communication), international calls, international SMS, unlimited international calls service areas and conditions are subject to change without notice.

㋚　Usage charges for each international service are not taxable.

(4) Features of Rakuten Mobile "Unlimited International Calls"

Until now, there was a "monthly fee" plan for Skype, which allows you to make unlimited calls or unlimited calls for a certain period of time to specific countries at a fixed monthly rate.

https://secure.skype.com/en/international-calls

https://secure.skype.com/ja/international-calls/Malaysia

US USD2.99/Month

North America　USD6.99/Month

India USD7.99/800Minutes/Month

Malaysia: USD6.99/400Minutes/Month

The following 63 specific countries (regions): USD13.99/Month

[Countries/regions that can call landlines and mobile phones: Canada, Guam, Singapore, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, and the United States]

[Countries/regions where calls can only be made to landlines: Iceland, Ireland, Argentina, Andorra, Israel, Italy, Indonesia, Estonia, Australia, Austria, Netherlands, Greece, Croatia, Guadeloupe, Costa Rica, Colombia, Switzerland , Sweden, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Chile, Denmark, Turkey, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Hungary, Panama, Paraguay, Finland, France, Brazil, Bulgaria, Brunei, Venezuela, Belgium, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Malta, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Luxembourg, Russia, UK, South Korea, Taiwan, South Africa, Japan]

However, in the case of Skype monthly charges, the regions where you can make unlimited calls to both landlines and mobile phones are Canada, Guam, Singapore, Thailand, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, and the United States. ), and the monthly fee is USD13.99 = JPY1500YEN.

Also, in the case of Skype, the sound quality is not very good, and it is an unstable IP phone.

On the other hand, in the case of Rakuten Mobile's "Unlimited International Calls" plan, according to the URL below, it is said that it will be applicable whether "using Rakuten Link" or "using a regular phone". there is

https://network.mobile.rakuten.co.jp/service/international-unlimited-talk/

Using a normal international phone line with higher sound quality than IP phone, "All-you-can-eat international calls" is likely to be an exceptional service.

Rakuten Mobile's "Unlimited International Calls" is for families, colleagues, and lovers who are separated internationally, and who need to make frequent calls to government offices, organizations, and companies in the call area. It's a very useful service for people and foreign language learners, but the Japanese media in Japan seems to be run by non-international people from the perspective of isolation, and this price plan is amazing. has not been reported so far.

Speaking of weaknesses of Rakuten Mobile,

㋐　The service area is extremely small,

㋑　The customer support is terrible,

㋓　The types of mobile phones that can be used are extremely limited,

㋔　The communication quality is poor and unstable,

㋔　Even though the company's official language is English, I can't find a website in a language other than Japanese.

㋕　Types of credit cards that can be used for payment are limited,

There are many disadvantages, such as, but I feel that only the "all-you-can-eat international call" is still superior to the other three major mobile phone companies.

February 8, 2021

Katsura Hidemitsu

Doctor of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Master of Fisheries Science (Tokyo University of Fisheries)

Amateur radio operator JR1UTS

Invited Lecturer, Coimbatore Institute of Technology (Defense Institute of Technology), India

Former Kanagawa Prefecture Chigasaki City Mayor Candidate / Former House of Representatives Candidate (Kanagawa 15th Ward)

Contact: http://airusa.org/newkatsura/formmail/

IP Phone: 050-6864-0530

FAX: 0467-54-1383

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